There is a perception that Florence has a growing drug problem but according to the Florence police department they are not seeing a growing trend that many communities are seeing.  That doesn’t mean that there isn’t a problem, but chief Tom Turner says the largest problem that the Police department […]

Oregon Coast Humane Society Struggles To Move Forward The past several months the Oregon Coast Humane Society has been in the forefront with allegations of poor shelter conditions, lack of transparency, and an investigation by the department of justice.  Board meetings have been contentious and sometimes volatile causing the board […]

Gas Still High For December There is not expected to be much relief for holiday travel in the area of gas prices.  AAA Oregon reports that despite steady oil prices and moderate demand the price of a regular gallon of gas hasn’t changed much over the past several weeks.  The […]

Housing Addressed Again at Evening Meeting There is a crunch for housing around the pacific northwest and the effects are certainly being felt here in Florence.  To combat the growing number of people moving into this part of the country and still wanting to maintain the beauty that brings them […]

Festival of Trees According to organizers it was a great kickoff to a season of giving.  This past weekend was the festival of trees at the Florence Event Center.  The Festival of Trees supports the Oregon Coast Military Museum.  On Saturday there was a preview of the trees and a […]

Pub Raising Scholarship Money The Beachcomber Pub is holding it’s Community Scholarship Fund Raiser now through December 15th.  In the last 6 years the Beachcomber Pub has giving away 19 Scholarships with a total of $28,000 raised in that period of time.  The Scholarships have been given to both Siuslaw […]